The Man with a Thousand Faces
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A fast-paced international political thriller set in a fictitious former Soviet state, in which a new president has to fight for the survival of his family and his nation, and in which nothing and no one is what they seem.
Michelle is about to go on vacation with her husband, Daniel, and their children, when they learn that Daniel’s twin brother has tragically died. They must return to Dan’s homeland of Kazichia to attend the funeral. Once there, Daniel is pressured into staying—his late brother was the nation’s president, and now Daniel is his successor. Michelle wants to get back to Amsterdam as soon as possible, but that proves to be no easy task: a rebel leader is trying to unite the people in an uprising against the regime. No one knows who the leader is or how he gets his resources, but he has a growing rebel army behind him and is carrying out attacks.
As Russian intelligence and the CIA meddle in the conflict, and Michelle does everything she can to get her family home safely, Daniel battles the elusive rebel known as the Man with a Thousand Faces.
Fans of John le Carré, Ian Fleming, John Grisham, and Lee Child will be captivated by this propulsive thriller.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rebels attack the squabbling leaders of a fictitious European country in Noteboom's exciting if messy debut. An uprising of aggrieved indigenous groups is threatening the Lechkov family, which has ruled the country of Kazichia for decades alongside the powerful Yanev and Karzarov clans. The mysterious death of President Vigo Lechkov, however, has created a power vacuum at the top of the food chain. Vigo's twin brother, Daniel, who has tried to break away from his family for years, decides to step in, uprooting his wife and young daughter from their home in the Netherlands. With the rebels, led by the mysterious Man with a Thousand Faces, pushing closer to the capital city of Stolia, Daniel tries to quickly modernize the country's moribund military and mount a defense. Meanwhile, Russian and American forces maneuver behind the scenes to capitalize on the unrest. Noteboom keeps the action rolling with short, punchy chapters, and convincingly fleshes out the governmental conundrums at the center of his vividly rendered setting, but a few too many plot threads and timeline shifts add bloat. Still, readers will be intrigued to see what Noteboom does next.
